A Boy Named Sue: A Boy Named Sue - Gender and Country Music

(2004/UNI.MISSISSIPPI) English, Paperback, 15x22.5 cm, 232 pages, few b&w illustrations; The development of country music and its current prominence in the mainstream cannot be appreciated without a comprehensive understanding of the role gender played in shaping the genre. From the smiling, sentimental mothers protrayed in 1930s radio barn dance posters, to the sexual shockwaves generated by Elvis Presley, to the female superstars redefining contemporary country music, gender roles and imagery have profoundly influenced the ways country music is made and enjoyed. This collection is the first book-length effort to examine how gender conventions, both masculine and feminine, habe structured the creation and marketing of country music. The essays explore the uses of gender in creating the personas of stars as diverse as Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline, and Shania Twain. - last copies out of print -

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